I have to bake some heart shaped cookies, for a wedding shower, next sunday. I would really like to make chocolate, heart shaped cookies, but I don't have a cut-out, chocolate cookie recipe, that is worth making. My chocolate cookie recipes are either not good for cut outs, do not taste of real chocolate or come out too hard to bite...
I will settle for a great tasting cut out cookie recipe and wouldn't mind decorating with chocolate cookie frosting. Anyone good recipes I could borrow?

Soften butter and then add sugar and cocoa. Add flour last. Dough can be worked with hands to make it nice and smooth.Cookies should be no less than a 1/4 inch thick. Bake at 350 for 10 minutes or until no longer shiny. Watch the first batch to get the correct timing.

__________________

__________________You're only given a little spark of madness. You mustn't lose it. Robin Williams Alix

Cream butter until very, very light; add sugar gradually
and continue beating until very fluffy. Add egg and almond
flavoring to creamed mixture and blend well. Sift together
several times the dry ingredients; add to creamed mixture and
blend (may have to use your hands to get mixture smooth). Form
into small balls; place on a cookie sheet and flatten with a
fork (first one way, then the other so the top of cookie is
ridged with crisscross). Place half of a blanched almond on
each cookie. Bake in a slow oven at 325 degrees for about 15 minutes,
watching carefully as they should not be brown, just cream
color. These are very crisp and should be stored in a tight
tin container.
----------------------

Mix and chill. Work with small amounts of dough. Roll
out dough on floured board and cut out with cookie cutters.
Bake on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake for 10 minutes at 350 degrees.
Frost with tube frosting or spread following on cookie.

Beat butter and sugar until creamy. Beat in eggs,
vanilla, and almond. Blend in flour, salt and baking powder,
then add oats. Form mixture into dough ball and chill about 1
hour. Roll out dough onto board and cut into heart shapes.
Bake on cookie sheet about 8 minutes. (Great cookie recipe for
any cut-out cookie).